Earlier this month, Giuliana Rancic celebrated the launch of her new website, FabFitFun. Whether it’s fitness, diet, wellness, or beauty tips that you’re looking for—her free daily emails will help get you on the right track! The E! News host and reality star was kind enough to answer a few questions for me, and here’s what Giuliana had to say…

As I’m sure you know, Japan is suffering the devastating effects of an 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami—and they need our help! Please take a moment to read this list of ways you can help Japan, compiled by The Huffington Post.

My sympathies go out to all those affected, whether directly or indirectly.

Recently in my household, we experienced nothing short of a miracle. Both my husband and I had a full night of sleep, without the usual struggles we have trying to get there—and at the same time even. You can ask anyone who knows me, I have chronic insomnia, and I have suffered from it for years. I’m at the point where the best way to get me to fall asleep is to knock me out with a baseball bat. It’s bad! Really bad.

Neuro makes an incredible line of functional beverages, designed to enhance every mood or situation—and we’re totally loving Neuro’s SLEEP formula. I’m not claiming that what’s in this bottle has cured me…but it definitely helped for the several nights I drank it, and I’ve had some healthy beauty shut-eye as a result of consuming Neuro. What makes this unique is a blend of ingredients that have been clinically proven to normalize your circadian rhythm; melatonin, magnesium, and their 5-HTP ingredient that mimics the effects of tryptophan (why your turkey dinners always make you feel so sleepy and content). We’re actually sad that we’re out of Neuro SLEEP and can completely tell the difference between the sleep we had for the several nights we consumed it—versus now that we’re trying to sleep without it. Neuro isn’t a cheap date, so I think we’ll save it for those extra sleepless nights, but I think it’s worth it.

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I’ve always been a supporter of the MAC VIVA GLAM products, even if some of the colors aren’t for me. With 100% of the proceeds from VIVA GLAM always going directly to the MAC AIDS Fund, it’s still a fantastic (and easy) way to support an important cause that will always require our awareness. Lady Gaga goes for round two with a coordinating beige lipstick and Lipglass this time—the shade aptly named, Gaga 2.

It was just brought to my attention that the comments feature across the entire site isn’t functioning properly. I am SO sorry if this has affected you while you’ve tried to leave a comment. I didn’t have any idea it wasn’t working correctly, and now that I do—I’m bugging my fantastic programming guru for help, and racking my own brain trying to figure it out in the meantime. Please hang in there, and accept my apologies! If you ever have any site accessibility issues (or just want to say hi!), please don’t hesitate to email me directly!

xo
Amber

UPDATE: It looks like the issue has been resolved, please feel free to let me know if you have any issues by emailing me. amber@beautyjunkiesunite.com

I just found out some exciting news! Clairol will be giving away 100,000 boxes of their new Nice ‘N Easy Color Blend Foam hair color between January 24th and 27th. You’ll want to be one of the first 100,000 to “Like” them on their Facebook page to score your free box before the product launches in stores in February, because they’re going to go fast! I’ll be reviewing this product for you in a few weeks, I’m waiting for my hair to grow enough to touch-up the color…but in the meantime, I thought you might like this scoop!

How to claim one of the 100,000 free boxes of Clairol’s Nice ‘N Easy Color Blend Foam hair color:

Edited to add: Visitors to Clairol’s Facebook page, beginning January 24th, will be prompted to click on a link that takes them to registration page so Clairol can collect their information and send a coupon for a free box of Color Blend Foam. The giveaway is open to any new or existing members of the group.

In 2010, Beauty Junkies Unite celebrated it’s 2nd birthday—that never would have happened without YOU. A huge thank you goes out to everyone from my entire lip gloss-filled heart! I hope 2010 brought great things your way, and that your 2011 is even better.

There’s currently an online-only preview/private sale for the new Hello Kitty Beauty line on sephora.com! The line isn’t scheduled to make an appearance in stores until mid-January, but you can snag a few pieces this weekend during the sneak preview until Sunday, December 19th at 11:59 PM PST. I’m excited that this seems to be a more mature take on cosmetics bearing the likeness of Hello Kitty—more on the girlie-girl side than child’s play. Among the few things I’ve picked out so far; Apple Balm (adorable lip balm in an apple-shaped pot), Hello Kitty Fragrance (mandarin, apple, magnolia blossom, and vanilla notes), and the Charmmy Eyeshadow Sticks (pearlescent shadow sticks). The silver accents make the products seem a little more luxe than the bold pink and black combo that MAC offered up with their Hello Kitty collection. You’ll find the private preview sale here, but you must be a Beauty Insider to purchase during the event until mid-January, when it officially launches in Sephora stores and on sephora.com.

Can you tell I’m excited? How about you?

UPDATE: I just added swatches of three of the new Hello Kitty Sephora Liquid Nail Art nail polish shades, my order arrived! You’ll find themhere.

I have a special treat—just for YOU, my dear Beauty Junkies Unite readers! I was able to ask national fashion and beauty expert, Rebekah George for her thoughts on solving some of the most frequent winter beauty dilemmas we all suffer from. Not only did she answer some of the most frequently asked questions I personally receive here on BJU, but she quickly delivered her answers with a dedicated video, meant just for us! I know I love it when I have a chance to peek inside the brain of another beauty expert, they’re a wealth of knowledge and like a breath of fresh air to me. This was a great opportunity to hear Rebekah’s thoughts, and I know you will all appreciate another trusted opinion chiming in too, so thank you Rebekah!

Here are some of the questions I asked her:

As the weather gets colder, it seems like our lips are more dry and cracked than during the warmer months. What’s the best way to help prevent painful lip cracking during winter?

Winter dryness creates so much static electricity in my hair, how can I make it stop?

When we’re trapped indoors with artificial heat during winter months, sometimes I feel like no amount of moisturizer can do the trick for flaky skin on my arms and legs. What can we do to help lotions absorb better? I’ve heard that applying a body lotion when your skin is still moist after a shower will help. Is that true?

If you had to pick just one makeup essential to get you through the winter, what would be your most coveted product, and why? (Of course you know that I personally had to ask that one!)

What are some of your own personal winter beauty dilemmas? Is it hair, skincare, or makeup issues that drive you the most bonkers?